Natural Resources

Ore is 

• any type of rock
• a rock with metals
• a rock with metals worth something to someone
• a rock with minerals

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A rock formed from lava or magma is classified as

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary

A rock formed from heat and pressure is

• igneous
• metamorphic
• sedimentary

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Sedimentary rock results from 

• heating
• melting
• erosion
• pressure

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What type of materials always make up minerals?

• organic
• inorganic
• metals
• nonmetals

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The luster of a mineral describes 

• its density
• how it cracks
• its color
• the shininess

Which type of mining occurs when gold is panned from a stream?

• open pit
• placer
• strip
• solution

Acid mine drainage is the result of 

• ash and air debris creating acid rain
• boulders and debris blocking the flow of rivers/streams
• toxins in tailings leaching into the soil
• minerals from mining being left behind creating pollution

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Compared to mining for materials 100 or even 50 years ago, minerals are 

• easier to access
• more difficult to access
• found only in national parks
• usually accessed by strip mining

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which regulation allowed miners to claim any land, even government owned and mine it

• General Mining Act of 1872
• Mineral Leasing Act of 1920
• Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act